Agriculture Quote by Will Rogers

He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington

— William E. Gladstone

“Queequeg was George Washington cannibalistically developed.”

— Herman Melville

First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, President George Washington was second to none in humble and…

— Henry Lee III

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.

— Mark Twain

Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's…

— Benjamin Walker

More than all, and above all, [George] Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which…

— Charles Francis Adams, Sr

Whoever would understand the character of Washington, in all its compass and grandeur, must learn it from his own writings, and from a complete…

— Jared Sparks

George Washington had a tough second term.

— William Safire

I have a deep appreciation for the wisdom of this guy , George Washington.

— Barack Obama

Washington and the elder Napoleon. Both were brave men; both were true men; both loved their country and dared to expose their lives for…

— Matthew Simpson

The Sunday School teacher talked too much in the way our grade school teacher used to when she told us about George Washington. Pleasant,…

— Frances Farmer